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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A son taking from his mother's zakah

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Question:
This man asks, saying: My mother gave me a sum from her zakah, which was one thousand riyals, on the condition that I find poor people for her to give to them. I am in need of this money, so may I take it for myself?

Answer:
No, the zakah of a father is not permissible for his son, nor the reverse, and the zakah of a son is not permissible for his father. It is forbidden; it is not permissible for you because you are her son. So you must pay the money to
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-081-كلكم راع|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:25:15)

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